The State of Qi was a more interesting princely state in the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, after the King of Wu established the Zhou Dynasty, fengqi Taigong yu Qiyingqiu, the State of Qi was established, the entire Western Zhou Period, the State of Qi in the east to divide and keep to its own development, and after the King of Zhou Ping moved east to Luoyang, Zhou Tianzi declined, and history entered the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.
During the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, the State of Qi was the first powerful country to develop, and after the operation of the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Qi Xiang, after the Duke of Qi Huan succeeded to the throne, he raised the banner of "Honoring the King" with the assistance of Guan Zhong, and the princes of Jiuhe, one Kuang Tianxia, became the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.
However, the hegemonic status of the State of Qi did not last long, as soon as the Duke of Qi Huan died, the State of Qi began to decline, and throughout the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qi never succeeded in competing for hegemony, but the State of Jin in the north and the State of Chu in the south began a century-long struggle for hegemony.
If the State of Qi is only in decline, it is nothing, the key is that the State of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period is not the State of Qi of the Warring States. During the reign of Duke Huan of Qi, civil unrest broke out in the State of Chen, Chen Completed the Qi Dynasty and became Gongzheng, and the Chen clan (Tian Clan) began to operate in the State of Qi, until later the Tian Clan Dai Qi, the Duke of Qi Kang was exiled to the island of Linhai, and Tian He, the prince, was recognized by Zhou Tianzi, and since then, the Qi State of the Concubine Tian clan has replaced the original State of Qi of the Jiang surname Lü.
Tian Qi gradually became stronger since the time of King Qi Wei, led by General Tian Ji and Sun Zhen's army division, the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling after the siege of Wei and rescued Zhao greatly weakened the strength of Qiang Wei, and made the State of Qi an eastern power, king of Qi Wei was called king after the Battle of Guiling, and later King Xuan of Qi was also called king after passing through Xuzhou Xiang wang.
During the reign of King Xuan of Qi, in addition to the Battle of Maling of Qi wei, a famous event also occurred, that is, the State of Qi Kuangzhang took advantage of the internal turmoil in Yan to attack the State of Yan and almost destroyed the State of Yan, after which King Zhao of Yan succeeded to the throne of the State of Yan.
Through the efforts of King Qi Wei and King Xuan of Qi, the State of Qi was already a powerful country in the East, and after King Qi Min succeeded to the throne, the development of the State of Qi was even higher, and the period of King Qi Min was actually a period of struggle for hegemony between Qi and Qin, and the State of Qi, under the planning of Meng Yijun, had invaded Hangu Pass with the combined forces of the State of Qi, the State of Wei and the Republic of Korea, and the State of Qin had to seek peace.
King Qi Min was extremely ambitious, and the pace of expansion to the west never stopped, attacking the Chu state, the Three Jins, the Qin state, and the Yan state, offending the eastern states one after another, and the nations were afraid of the strength of the Qi state, and could only let the Qi state be strong, but The king of Yan Zhao was also a very ambitious person, he sent Su Qin into Qi as a spy, alienated the relationship between the king of Qi Min and the various princes, and turned the state of Qi into a lonely man.
Especially in the attack on the Song Kingdom, King Qi Min completely offended the princes. The Song Kingdom is located in the center of the Central Plains, although it is the land of four wars, but it is also an anointed land, it can be said that the seven heroes of the Warring States are all looking at the Song Kingdom, everyone wants to bite the Song Kingdom, but no one dares to swallow alone, not to say that there is no ability to attack the Song Kingdom, mainly because it is afraid that the destruction of the Song Kingdom is likely to be crusaded by the nations.
But King Qi Min did not dare, he had ambitions to dominate the world, he had long wanted to swallow the Song Kingdom, and at the beginning he also divided the Song Kingdom together with the Zhao State and the Wei State, and as a result, the King of Qi Min later sent an army alone to destroy the Song State.
Once occupied the land of the Song State, the expansion of the State of Qi to the west took a big step, but also angered the rest of the princely states, to know that the State of Qi is strong, the natural followed by other countries to become weaker, no one wants the State of Qi to eat a fat man at once, so everyone rises up and attacks it.
King Yan Zhao ordered Le Yi to unite with the Three Jins and the State of Qin to form a five-nation alliance to attack the State of Qi, and they fought a decisive battle in the west of Jishui, King Qi Min was defeated and left, Le Yi disbanded the Five Kingdoms Alliance, except for the Yan army, everyone went back to their homes to find their mothers. Le Yi led the Yan army to continue to attack the State of Qi, directly approaching Linzi.
Le Yi wanted to destroy the State of Qi, and he spent five years fighting in the State of Qi, capturing more than seventy cities in the State of Qi, and finally only Ju and Jimo were left, and King Min of Qi was also killed.
Fortunately, later when King Yan Zhao died, King Hui of Yan recalled Le Yi, and Qi Guotiandan began to restore the country, and finally recovered all the cities and pools of the State of Qi. Although Tian Dan recovered all the territory of the State of Qi, the State of Qi suffered serious losses after this great war, and it can be said that it was vulnerable, and at this time, the countries took advantage of the fire and looted.
During the reign of King Xiang of Qi, although the State of Qi recovered the lost territory and successfully restored the country, the State of Zhao and the State of Qin attacked repeatedly, and the State of Qi only had to spend a lot of effort to protect itself, let alone continue to dominate.
After the death of King Xiang of Qi, King Jian of Qi succeeded to the throne, and his mother, The Queen Consort, became regent, and the State of Qi began to take a quiet corner in order to recuperate and recover. The foreign policy pursued by the queen was "to be respectful of the qin and to believe in the princes." ”
This is also the best way to restore the qi state, only in this way can the war in the state of Qi be reduced, and at the same time, the state of Qi can develop well. Moreover, at that time, King Zhaoxiang of Qin implemented a foreign policy of long-distance and close-range attack under the advice of Fan Ju, and the State of Qi became the object of the Qin State's co-optation, and the State of Qi also hoped to obtain peaceful development in the country.
At the same time, the State of Qin continued to attack the States of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Chu, and these princely states were too busy fighting with the State of Qin to have time to look east, which gave the State of Qi a perfect opportunity to recover. It's just that the State of Qi suffered too much loss, avoided war, and only wanted to be in a corner of peace, just allied with the State of Qin, and even refused to give grain to the State of Zhao in the Battle of Changping, which doomed the future of the State of Qi to be annexed.
After the death of the queen, Qi Wangjian even pursued a policy of recuperation and resolutely did not go to war, and Qi Wangjian also personally went to the Qin state to meet with The Qin Dynasty, the two called brothers and brothers, Qi Wangjian was even more determined to attach himself to Qin, coupled with the deliberate operation of the Qin state in the State of Qi, Qi Wangjian's uncle won the benefit, persuading Qi Wangjian not to join forces with the princely states and attach himself to Qin, nor to let Qi Wangjian repair the preparation for attack and war.
The naïve and cowardly King Jian of Qi hid his ears and stole bells in the east, turning a blind eye to the Qin state's attack on other princely states, and deluding himself into believing that the Qin king would not attack the state of Qi and would always make the state of Qi a corner of peace.
But Qin Wang Zheng did not think so, he coaxed Qi Wang Jian to do a good job, began to attack the war of the nations, and when all the countries were destroyed, only the State of Qi remained, the Qin army began to march eastward, ready to attack the State of Qi, at this time Qi Wang Jian was confused, but the State of Qi had not been through war for decades, and Qi Wang Jian was not prepared for war, so he surrendered without a fight, and finally Qi Wang Jian was starved to death.
Tian Qi from 279 BC Tian Dan with Ju and Jimo as the base of the restoration of the state of Qi began to 221 BC to 221 BC to the end of the Qin state attack, during the period of nearly sixty years, the State of Qi can be said to have done nothing to the outside world, the restoration of the country spent all the strength of the State of Qi, the later period of foreign wars basically did not win.
When the State of Qin and the Three Jins were in a period of war, the State of Qi was in a corner of peace, recuperating, ignoring the disputes among the nations, nor was it able to pay attention to foreign wars, so in the past sixty years, the State of Qi shrank in the east, did not dare to do anything, nor did it have the ability to do anything, until the Qin army came to the city, and King Jian of Qi surrendered without a fight.